We pass many important laws in the state Assembly. Please find highlights attached of legislation signed into law by the governor.

 

New Laws Taking Effect – January 2023
Effective Date Chapter Bill Number Summary
1/1/2023 Ch. 147 of 2019 A.4853-A

S.5685

 Enacts a provision of Brianna’s Law requiring operators of mechanically propelled vessels born on or after January 1, 1978, to complete a boating safety course.
1/1/2023  

Ch. 750 of 2019 Part B

 

 A.4509-A

S.4080-C

 Requires elevator inspectors and technicians performing elevator work in New York City to meet licensing requirements.
1/1/2023 Ch. 756 of 2019 A.6296-A

S.501-B

 Prohibits the sale of children’s products containing certain dangerous chemicals including organohalogen flame retardants, tris, and asbestos.
1/1/2023 Ch. 350 of 2020 Ch. 37 of 2021 A.8280-C

S.8806

A.2574

S.2076

 Enacts the New York Automatic Voter Registration Act establishing an electronic voter registration process.
1/1/2023 Ch. 56 of 2021

Part KK

 A.3006-C

S.2506-C

 Provides for optional electronic service of process.
1/1/2023 Ch. 550 of 2021 A.6098-A

S.2928-A

 Adds siblings to the definition of family member for the purposes of paid family leave.
1/1/2023 Ch. 763 of 2021

§ 1

 A.7931

S.1027-A

 Requires boards of elections to review absentee, military and special ballots on a rolling basis as they are received prior to, during and after the election.
1/1/2023 Ch. 116 of 2022

§ 1

 A.8796

S.7805

 Allows state agencies to use digital and/or teleconferencing technologies for public hearings. Also creates a pilot project where seven of the most active regulatory agencies would be required to hold a hearing if requested to do so by 125 or more individuals.
1/1/2023 Ch. 824 of 2021 Ch. 27 of 2022, § 1 A.1034-B

S.946-B

A.8708

S.7762

 Requires written applications for attorney’s fees in workers’ compensation claims over $1,000.
1/1/2023 Ch. 780 of 2021 Ch. 99 of 2022

§ 1-4

 A.4668

S.4111

 

A.8697

S.7767

 Prohibits health care plans that provide essential benefits under the Affordable Care Act from removing a prescription drug from a formulary or adding new or additional restrictions from a formulary during a plan year; requires notice to policy holders of intent to remove a drug from a formulary.
1/1/2023 Ch. 55 of 2022, Part O, § 2 A.9005-C

S.8005-C

  Requires that colleges have polling places on campus.
1/1/2023  

Ch. 56 of 2022

Part AAA

 

 A.9006-C

S.8006-C

 Expands Medicaid eligibility for seniors and disabled individuals.
1/1/2023 Ch. 56 of 202

Part DDD, § 7,

§§ 1, 3, 4

 A.9006-C

S.8006-C

 Expands Child Health Plus benefits to include medical, behavioral health, dental, ambulance services, and medical supplies.
1/1/2023 Ch. 57 of 2022

Part P

§§ 2,3, 4

 A.9007-C

S.8007-C

 Requires Medicaid managed care plans and qualified health plans offered on the New York State of Health Exchange to contract with National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers.
1/1/2023 Ch. 57 of 2022

Part R

 A.9007-C

S.8007-C

 Requires private insurance plans to cover abortion services without cost-sharing.
1/1/2023 Ch. 58 of 2022

Part QQ

§ 14

 A.9008-C

S.8008-C

 Increases fees for freshwater and tidal wetlands permit applications.
1/1/2023 Ch. 59 of 2022

Part L

§ 5, §§ 2, 4

 A.9009-C

S.8009-C

 Provides a tax credit for companies who provide transportation to individuals with disabilities of $15,000 per electric vehicle.
1/1/2023 Ch. 59 of 2022

Part II

§ 1

 A.9009-C

S.8009-C

 Establishes a tax credit for childcare providers in New York City.
1/1/2023 Ch. 59 of 2022

Part MM

Subpart B

§ 12

 A.9009-C

S.8009-C

 Establishes a city pass-through entity tax for electing city partnership and city resident S corporations.
1/1/2023 Ch. 59 of 2022

Part OO

§ 7

 A.9009-C

S.8009-C

 Enacts the Empire State Digital gaming media production tax credit.
1/1/2023 Ch. 213 of 2022

§1

 A.10501

S.9465

 Establishes the Task Force on Social Media and Violent Extremism.
1/1/2023 Ch. 293 of 2022 A.10152

S.8978

 Provides for immediate reinstatement of Medicaid benefits upon release from public institutions for justice-involved youth.
1/1/2023 Ch. 373 of 2022 A.7813

S.3866

 Enacts the Lactation Accommodation in Airports Act.
1/1/2023 Ch. 374 of 2022 §§6 – 24 A.10439

S.9405

 Establishes the Advanced Building Codes, Appliance and Equipment Efficiency Standards Act, as part of the implementation of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act by increasing the efficiency standards of appliances and equipment.
1/1/2023 Ch. 383 of 2022 A.9387-A

S.072-A

 Requires public data on open code violations in New York City Housing Authority developments.
1/1/2023 Ch. 385 of 2022 A.8612-A

S.7859-A

 Requires the New York City Housing Authority to have a searchable database of ticket numbers with details on the status of complaints.
1/1/2023 Ch. 442 of 2022 A.7436-A

S.6617-A

 Requires the payment of salaries by direct deposit for state employees hired after January 1, 2023, however, employees may file a request for an exemption to opt out.
1/1/2023 Ch. 572 of 2022 A.9649-A

S.8741-A

 Enacts the New York Textile Act to accelerate the growth of the animal and plant fiber growing, processing, and textile manufacturing industry in New York.
1/1/2023 Ch. 579 of 2022 A.2519-A

S.7263-A

 Requires health insurers to provide an insurer or subscriber who is a victim of domestic violence with the option to designate alternative contact information for the purpose of receiving specific claim information or for specific billing purposes.
1/1/2023 Ch. 584 of 2022 A.3913-B

S.1961-B

 Requires the Department of Labor to consult with the Division of Veterans’ Services to create and distribute a poster for veterans’ benefits and

Services to be displayed by employers with more than 50 full-time employees.
1/1/2023 Ch. 618 of 2022 A.9677

S.1172-C

 This bill expands the current patient’s bill of rights for general hospital patients to include:

·         the right to receive all information necessary to give informed consent;

·         the right to receive information regarding alternative treatment options;

·         the right to be informed of the name, title, and function of general hospital staff including medical students involved in a patient’s care;

·         a right to refuse the proposed intervention, procedure, or treatment and to be informed of the clinical effects of such refusal;

·         a right to meaningfully engage and participate in the informed consent process; and

·         the right to be informed of any human research and to provide written consent.
1/1/2023 Ch. 622 of 2022

§ 2

 A.5115-E

S.5891-F

 Enacts the New York Collegiate Athletic Participation Compensation Act allowing student-athletes to receive compensation for the use of a student’s name, image, or likeness and allows student-athletes to seek professional representation.
1/1/2023 Ch. 625 of 2022 A.2211

S.3932

 Requires written notice to the Department of Health at least 120 days prior to the closure of an assisted living residence.
1/1/2023 Ch. 661 of 2022 A.642-C

S.284-C

 Requires the counting of an affidavit ballot of an eligible voter if such voter appeared at a polling place in the correct county but in the incorrect election district; provides that such vote will not be cast and canvassed if the person was not entitled to vote at such election.
1/1/2023 Ch. 665 of 2022 A.8169-A

S.7199-A

 Enacts the HEAL Act (Hospital Equity and Affordability Legislation) prohibiting certain provisions in health plan contracts including most-favored-nation provisions and restrictions on disclosure of actual claim costs, prices or quality in certain situations.
1/1/2023 Ch. 671 of 2022 A.1819-A

S.1851-A

 Prohibits a state party from using the word “Independent” or “Independence” in its name.
1/1/2023 Ch. 682 of 2022 A.5653-B

S.4839-B

 Prohibits the manufacture or sale of cosmetics tested on animals.
1/1/2023 Ch. 734 of 2022 A.372

S.5690

 Prohibits co-payments for treatment at an opioid treatment program during course of treatment.
1/1/2023 Ch. 735 of 2022 A.1029 S.9367 Requires motor vehicle liability insurance policies to include supplemental spousal liability coverage unless the insured declines such coverage in writing.
1/1/2023 Ch. 736 of 2022 A.1741
S.5299		 Requires insurance companies or pharmacy benefit managers to apply price reduction instruments for out-of-pocket expenses when calculating an insured individual’s cost-sharing requirement.
1/1/2023 Ch. 765 of 2022 A.8858

S.2951

 Reduces the time for mailing and receipt of voter registration application to the constitutional minimum.
1/1/2023 Ch. 766 of 2022 A.10056
S.3256		 Requires notice and confirmation of such notice by affected local taxing jurisdictions and school districts prior to approval of projects by industrial development agencies.
1/4/2023 Ch. 568 of 2022 A.6420

S.571

 Allows businesses to use funds received from the Minority- and Women-owned Business Development and Lending Program for the purpose of refinancing existing debt.
1/5/2023  

Ch 58 of 2022 PART X

 

 A.9008-C

S.8008-C

 Authorizes certain health care professionals licensed to practice in this state in connection with the Winter World University Games.
1/10/2023 Ch. 376 of 2022 A.9749-B

S.8972-A

 Requires that any electronic benefit transfer services for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits shall ensure that two electronic benefit transfer credit or debit cards are issued for use by any recipient household having more than one parent or guardian residing in the household on a full-time basis.

 

 
1/11/2023 Ch. 379 of 2022 A.5084-A

S.1078-B

 Requires instruction in pedestrian and bicyclist safety as part of the drivers pre-licensing course.

 
1/12/2023 Ch. 571 of 2022 A.8537

S.7881

 Provides for insurance coverage and information on chest wall reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy or partial mastectomy.
1/15/2023 Ch. 695 of 2022 A.7994-A

S.7127-A

 Authorizes the attorney general to seek an injunction to enforce the requirement for certification of movers of household goods.
1/17/2023 Ch. 406 of 2022 A.8880-A

S.8205-A

 Establishes a statewide advanced care planning campaign to promote public awareness of hospice and palliative care services.
1/17/2023 Ch. 407 of 2022 A.8933-A

S.8031-A

 Limits the liability of operators and owners of first-response emergency vehicles for monetary penalties for red light, speed camera or bus lane violations committed while responding to a medical emergency in New York City.
1/17/2023 Ch. 446 of 2022 A.10162-A

S.7020-B

 Allows national licensing and certification to fulfill the education requirements for a clinical laboratory technologist and a cytotechnologist in New York and to create a pathway for a clinical laboratory technician to become a clinical laboratory technologist.
1/21/2023 Ch. 627 of 2022 A.6165-A

S.8518-A

 Enacts the Electric Vehicle Rights Act prohibiting homeowners’ associations from adopting or enforcing any rules or regulations that would effectively prohibit, or impose unreasonable limitations on, the installation or use of an electric vehicle charging station.
1/21/2023 Ch. 726 of 2022 A.1905

S.1086

 Requires that the state disaster preparedness plan make provisions to ensure that medical supplies and medication can be delivered to pharmacies, hospitals and nursing homes within an area declared to be experiencing a disaster.
1/23/2023 Ch. 746 of 2022 A.4947-B

S.621-B

 Enacts Carlos’ Law, which establishes higher fines for corporations who commit crimes involving the death or injury of a worker.
1/31/2023 Ch. 767 of 2021 Ch. 104 of 2022, §§ 2, 3, 5 A.399-B

S.1780-C

A.8691

S.7780

 Authorizes a notary public to perform a remote notarization by utilizing communication technology.